Free day? What do you say?

So the great thing about the game on diet is that you don't have to be perfect all day everyday, because that is not how people live life. People have parties that include cake, Offices order out for their workers for pulling a few extra hours, and sometimes you just really crave that Chick-fila sandwich.

This I have a really difficult time with. I struggle with my perfectionism on a daily basis. I feel like eating out is cheating, but the game on diet builds it into the program because it is a lifestyle change. Each day I can have 100 calories of something bad, so I can use real cream in my coffee, or if someone has a birthday at work, I can have two small bites of cake that would equal 100 calories so I can join in the office fun. Each week also has one free meal, where you can eat anything you want, but it has to be confined to the two hour time limit to eat your food. so I can't go out to dinner and stay and drink wine for three hours afterwards ( even though I may want too). But should that opportunity arise, you have a whole free day, so you don't have to drink all your water or exercise and you can go out to eat for every meal! ( though I don't think I want to do that right before the weigh in day)

I guess life isn't perfect and I don't have to be either.

Last night after a 4.75 mile walk I didn't give into temptation and go to Chick-fila with my teammate. She took her free meal last night for dinner, but it was well played in that she kept is light and just had the sandwich and a few fries. Actually it is pretty smart to not take it on the weekends because one crazy weekend eating day can derail a successful week of healthy eating.

is it bad the only reason I want to take a free meal is so I can have a diet coke with my lunch. I miss it so much. I know it is not healthy for me with all the chemicals, but I used to have a pretty bad habit of at least 5 or 6 a day. I got it down to one over the past few months, and I have not had any since Sunday. Granted it is only Wednesday , but that is a huge victory for me!

I think I am saving my free day till Friday... but I am still going to try to have healthy choices, i just might have some diet coke... just saying.

I have to go to an appointment tonight so I have to make sure I do my Jillian Michaels video when I get home and take a quick shower so I am not smelly for it! Getting in that exercise. Scoring all my points! This blog counts too! Journal time is part of my healthy habit!